Pursuits
MONA, a Museum at the End of the World
An eccentric Australian gambler and modern art collector hopes to turn Hobart, Tasmania, into the next Bilbao
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How far are you willing to travel for great art? Would you endure midtown traffic for Malevich at MoMA? Drive to Philly for the Cézannes at the Barnes? Cross the pond for Toulouse-Lautrec at the Tate or even the frozen banks of the Neva for a glimpse of Russian treasures at the Hermitage?
As far as David Walsh is concerned, those distances show a lack of commitment. True art lovers can prove their devotion by logging 24 hours over the Pacific Ocean to the land beneath the Land Down Under: Tasmania.